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Nrupa Patel
Decatur, IL Family Law Attorney
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Nrupa Patel joined the BRE Law team as a partner in June of 2017. Nrupa is an experienced litigator, having served as a Macon County prosecutor for four years. During her time there, she handled a variety of matters, including: felonies, traffic cases, domestic batteries, and juvenile delinquencies.
Utilizing and leveraging her previous experience and knowledge of the criminal justice system, Nrupa primarily practices criminal defense and family law at BRE Law. Nrupa is multilingual, giving her the unique ability to assist clients in Spanish, Hindi, and Gujarati.
Nrupa is a native of the Chicago suburbs. After graduating from high school, she...
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Jon P. Erickson
Decatur, IL Family Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Juvenile
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Jon Erickson, known formally as Jonathan Parker Erickson, is a Decatur native and attended Decatur public schools through 12th grade. He graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1991 and completed his undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University in 1995. He received his Juris Doctorate from Southern Illinois University in 1999. He was admitted to practice law in the State of Illinois in 2000.
Jon worked as an Assistant State's Attorney for Macon County from Spring 2000 until December 2000 at which time...
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Daniel J. Reynolds
Decatur, IL Family Law Lawyer
(217) 428-0948
Erickson, Davis, Murphy, Johnson & Walsh, Ltd.
132 S Water St., Ste. 610
Decatur, IL 62523
Family, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Saint Louis University School of Law
Dan Reynolds tells bad jokes and finds humor in the antics of poorly-behaved dogs. Dan is a lawyer serving Macon County and surrounding areas. His primary areas of practice are DUI, criminal law, divorce and family law, civil litigation, and FOID appeals.
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Monica Hawkins
Decatur, IL Family Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Divorce and Juvenile
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Robert Wrigley
Decatur, IL Family Law Lawyer
Family, Business, Criminal and Divorce
David Fines
Taylorville, IL Family Law Lawyer
Family, Arbitration & Mediation, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Cari B. Rincker
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Champaign, IL Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Family, Agricultural, Divorce and Estate Planning
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Cari is a licensed attorney in the States of New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Connecticut while being licensed in the District of Columbia. Cari is a general practitioner with concentrations in food/agriculture law, family/matrimonial law, civil litigation, estate planning and mediation. Rincker Law, PLLC has offices in New York City and Champaign, Illinois. Cari is a member of the Association for the Bar in the City of New York's Matrimonial Law Committee. Before starting Rincker Law, PLLC, Cari was an associate at Budd-Falen Law Offices, LLC in Cheyenne, Wyoming where her broad practice...
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Trent West
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Free ConsultationNokomis, IL Family Law Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Traffic Tickets
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
We are rooted in Montgomery County with two offices to better serve the area. Our firm handles many cases in the surrounding counties (Macoupin, Bond, Fayette, Christian, and Shelby County) as well. We have experience handling many areas of law, including personal injury (car wrecks/dog bites/slip or trip & falls/wrongful deaths/malpractice), traffic/DUI/criminal defense cases, bankruptcy, family law (custody/child support/adoption/divorce), estate planning (wills/POAs/trusts), and estate administration (non-probate and probate), and general civil practice.
I grew up Nokomis (Montgomery County), where my family and I reside. My degrees are from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Thomas M. Cooley...
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Thomas Ewick
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfFamily and Divorce
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Thomas earned his Juris Doctorate from the Indiana University School of Law in May 2002. While in law school, he served as an Articles Editor for the Indiana Law Review and made the Dean’s List for three semesters. Before earning his law degree, Thomas obtained a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Indiana State University in May 1998. In undergraduate school, he made the Dean’s List for six semesters, was a member of the Golden Key National Honor Society, and was a recipient of the R. Christopher Perry Memorial Pre-Law Award. Thomas is currently licensed to help clients in...
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Lauren Ann Anaya
Savoy, IL Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal, Divorce and Immigration
University of Iowa
Attorney Lauren A. Anaya has over 20 years' experience in the practice of law and is ready to put her experience to work for you. Dr. Anaya began her legal career with the United States Department of Justice after being hired pursuant to the Attorney General's Honors Program, the largest and most prestigious federal entry-level attorney hiring program of its kind. She served with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and subsequently went to work for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) in the Office of the General Counsel. She knows immigration law and can assist...
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Ken Gano Jr
Charleston, IL Family Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Bankruptcy, Criminal and Divorce
Northern Illinois University
b 1952, Graduate Northern Illinois University, 1980
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Christopher Everett Sherer
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
(217) 525-1571
One West Old State Capitol Plaza
Suite 600 ~ Myers Building
Springfield, IL 62701
Family, Administrative, Appeals and Estate Planning
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law
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Colby G. Hathaway
Champaign, IL Family Law Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Family, Agricultural, Appeals and Divorce
Northern Illinois University
Colby is an associate attorney at Meyer Capel, A Professional Corporation. Awarded his juris doctorate with honors (magna cum laude) by Northern Illinois University in 2012, Colby demonstrated excellence though his academic endeavors and by his participation as the Symposium Editor for the Board of Editors of the Northern Illinois University Law Review and as an accomplished moot court competitor. Colby was a Semi-finalist at the 29th Annual NIU Prize Moot Court Competition and an Octofinalist at the 30th Annual John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law. Colby has...
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Elizabeth Eberspacher Nohren
SHELBYVILLE, IL Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Family, Construction, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Loyola University Chicago and University of Nottingham School of Law, U.K.
Liz Nohren has been practicing law for over 20 years. Her first 5 years were spent at a commercial litigation firm in Chicago, where she thrived and enjoyed the hustle and bustle of a city practice. However, Liz felt a pull to return home to the family firm in Shelbyville and join her father in practice. She remained lead counsel on a couple trials, including a construction litigation jury trial, and completed that work by commuting to Chicago for approximately 8 months after her move at the firm's request. Since moving home to Shelby County, Liz...
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Mr Charles S Watson
Springfield, IL Family Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Employment
Drake University Law School
With over 30 years in practice and being a fourth generation lawyer, I live to help my clients. I understand that our families and our jobs are largely how we define ourselves, and when things go wrong with either our whole world is turned upside down. If you have been wrongfully fired, harassed, underpaid, or treated badly by your employer, I may be able to help you get justice for the wrongs done to you. If you need a divorce, child support, custody, visitation, or some other help in your family situation, contact me to get you started...
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Brian D. Pondenis
Charleston, IL Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Illinois College of Law
Brian is proud to continue the tradition of personal services performed by Brainard Law Offices LLC, the oldest law firm in Charleston. We have the advantage of years of experience, both from debtor, creditor, and trustee perspectives, which enables our firm to provide superior bankruptcy services for our clients. We believe each client deserves individual attention.
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David V. White
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Family, Appeals, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of Kentucky College of Law
Dave White is a partner with Kopec, White & Spooner Attorneys at Law (telephone 217-726-7540) and has over 25 years experience helping small business owners, families and individuals in Springfield, Illinois and throughout Sangamon County and Central Illinois. Kopec, White & Spooner is a full-service law firm providing cost-conscious representation and legal solutions for its clients.
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David Giffin
Mattoon, IL Family Law Lawyer with 6 years of experience
104 N. 14th Street
Mattoon, IL 61938
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Traffic Tickets
Wake Forest University School of Law
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John Hensley
Champaign, IL Family Law Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Family, DUI, Divorce and Estate Planning
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Anna M. Benjamin
Champaign, IL Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Family
University of Illinois College of Law
A former law clerk for Meyer Capel, Anna M. Benjamin joins the firm's roster of full-time associates with an impressive record of legal activities and accomplishments.
Awarded her juris doctorate with honors (cum laude) by the University of Illinois in 2008, Anna distinguished herself with numerous honors throughout her law school experience. A Lincoln Scholar recipient from 2005-2008, she was twice named to the Dean's List (2006 and 2007) and served as a teaching assistant for the College of Law's "Introduction to United States Law" course in fall 2006. In addition, Anna earned "Distinction of Honors in Legal Writing and Analysis"...
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Gail Rogers
Champaign, IL Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
301 North Neil Street
Suite 400
Champaign, IL 61820
Family, Divorce and Real Estate
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Phillip Reed
Springfield, IL Family Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning
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James M. Mullady
Champaign, IL Family Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Family
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
As a former teacher and school administrator, Jim Mullady brings a unique perspective to the practice of law at Meyer Capel.
Mr. Mullady is a 1991 graduate of Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis, which he attended on a fellowship. In addition to coursework at IU, his legal education included a year at the University of Illinois as a visiting scholar. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Mullady taught social studies in the central Illinois communities of Arcola and Fisher, and served as principal of the National Academy of Arts High School in Champaign for four years.
Mr. Mullady was an...
A. Michael Kopec
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Family, Business and Divorce
Phillip M. Kirby
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Cara Pratt-Fleming
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Bankruptcy
Saint Louis University School of Law
Rachael Hayes
Springfield, IL Family Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy and Divorce
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
David Nelson
Mattoon, IL Family Law Attorney
Family, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Samuel Cahnman
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney
Family, Divorce and Personal Injury
Nick Burgrabe
Lincoln, IL Family Law Attorney
Family, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
John Wilkie
Champaign, IL Family Law Lawyer
Family, Divorce, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Robert Dunst
Mattoon, IL Family Law Attorney
Family, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Denise Sue Barr
Petersburg, IL Family Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Family, Criminal, Estate Planning and Probate
Thomas Funk
Lincoln, IL Family Law Attorney
Family, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
Michael Vonnahmen
Springfield, IL Family Law Attorney
105 W Allen St
Springfield, IL 62704
Family, Collections, Criminal and Divorce
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